Saint Mary's beacon., 1887-07-14

| 1s efc " SIC s>ksss e s<t1t "a tti'
PRODUCING this hon to his kssnds.
The very thing. Iw sx the date
for the evening Of the " after to
morrow. | am extreme obliged &c
you for your great Kind = to a per.
feet stranger. and il ! lid do any.
thing to show
You can. said Clithass BY your
mind reading.
/ 'Ah ! and how can tha beg
Clithess drew his chs: close to his
visitor and spoke almoa u shis
per.
For the past menti havs feen
missing money from thas szwer in
the desk there. 1t is evidently taken
whenever I leave the office. / have
always to keep a certain amount Of
money on hand to make change and
lock it up when Lgo out. Yet l
find somehow it is opened in my ab-
sence and FIVE or ten dollars taken.
have watched and said nothing about
it, but have failed even to suspect any
one. Now, can you tell me who stole
the money!
Mr.. CARDINAL seemed uneasy. He
hitched his chair back, and hemmed
and hawed.
Why, You see,' he finally said. that
is rather an awkward test. I should
have to read the mind of every en-
ploye and friend you have. Then,
again, / should have to become thor
oughly acquainted with this office, SO
that l could see it plainly in eonnec-
ton with any one else's mind. am
willing to try
If you succeed, / will pay you one
hundred dollars
i want no reward, sir; l shall be
only too happy to Try. And suppos-
ing that | begin at once to convey the
impression of this office to my mind,
it will be necessary for you to go out.
sir-even out of the building-and l
will, as it were, take possession of the
office. Then it will become fixed in
my mind
Just one moment Mr.. Clithers hest
tated, but the mans brilliant eyes
were upon him and be aGsniesced.
You need be gone osaaf ten min
utes, was the gracious remark of Mr..
CARDINAL as Clithers went out.
In thirty seconds his retiring foot
steps had died away, and quick as a
flash the mind reader stepped across
to an old-fashioued safe IN the corner
and bent over it. A grim smile play
ed over his face. Then noiselessly he
turned to his desk, aud was just put
ting his hand to the money drawer
when a slight rustic came to his ear.
With the Light tread Of & panther he
crossed the room and dropped silently
into chair that was behind the door
1t opened inward, and the next in
slant there was louder rustic and
the door was pushed open an inch OF
so. Mr.. Cardinall's mind was very
busy.
This is the thief, he said to him.
self. Now to try the trick that never
failed
The door swung open and Mrs. eli.
theirs, a handsome women of forty
summers, glided into the room and
turned to close the door. At thai
moment a hand was placed on hel
shoulder and harsh voice cried:
Where is all the money you hav,
stolen ?
/ With distended eyes she turned t.
look at her accuser, oh, my God
she cried, i am lost Oh, have mer
cy, sir-I will never steal another
cent. Oh, l shall die-oh-oh I anC
then broke into the most agonizin!
|. sobs.
Stop that snapped the polite minc
reader. and explain Ssprself. WIZ
are youT
Sir. am Mrs. Ciith ), and l hav
as much right in this OIL Ece as my hus
band. am not afrsa I that he vii
arrest me; my fear of his know
ing it. oh. sir, is the- not some wa,
of hiding this from hin ? 1 sOlemnl
promise never to take more none.
in this way
'Humphr remar n. CARDINAL
looking at her compo.R R.iy: so yo
are his wife. So You It want hin
TO know. Very nat, j, OF course
but hard to do. No. Il don't wan
money. Who do You pink l am?
A detective, l suppN
No. a mind-readt Do net b
afraid, with an anus smile; you
secrets are safe from If you Civ
me little assistance, - Gall be mul
about this affair. ~ first plac'
l. IL An